as in to lead
to serve as leader of
unofficially at least, Martin Luther King spearheaded the civil rights movement
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Recent Examples of spearhead
Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
For differing reasons Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota have failed to be the spearhead of head coach Arne Slot’s attack: Nunez has scored one goal in his last 13 matches while Jota is without a goal in his last 10.
—Andy Jones, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Since Emery’s arrival, no Premier League player has a higher rate of shots taken inside the penalty area than Watkins’ 93 per cent, which only serves to reinforce that dangerous, spearheading profile that United crave.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 2 July 2025
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Verb
These collections, found beneath the surface of the extinct volcano, include items from the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age, such as pendants, brooches, and spearheads.
—Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
For differing reasons Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota have failed to be the spearhead of head coach Arne Slot’s attack: Nunez has scored one goal in his last 13 matches while Jota is without a goal in his last 10.
—Andy Jones, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Noun
Efforts for the park have been spearheaded by Councilman Khalil Batshon, who recently encouraged Louisville Metro Council members to rename the park from Windsor Park to honor Nick Rodman, a Louisville Metro Police Department officer who was killed eight years ago after a 2017 police chase.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Since Emery’s arrival, no Premier League player has a higher rate of shots taken inside the penalty area than Watkins’ 93 per cent, which only serves to reinforce that dangerous, spearheading profile that United crave.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 2 July 2025
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Going into the All-Star break, Judge is leading the majors with a .355 batting average and an OPS of 1.194.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
15 July 2025
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Below are the leading nominees by platform for the 2025 Emmys, and the number of programs that received nods.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
15 July 2025
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The three accounts that were at the forefront of the action were X users Viktorious Hovland, Hovland Updates and Daily Hovi.—
Savannah Leigh Richardson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 July 2025
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Throughout summer 2025, Gomez has been at the forefront of this year's most minimalist nail trends—from simple purple pastels to nearly naked glass manicures—but that hasn't always been her preference.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
5 July 2025
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Mize, though, is commanding the ball better than ever before, posting career highs in strike percentage and thriving with a career-best 69.7 first-pitch strike rate.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
6 July 2025
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Oversight is divided between U.S. Army commands in Fort Bliss, Texas, and Fort Huachuca, Ariz.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
5 July 2025
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But the company was not always on the leading edge.—
Pete Born,
Footwear News,
15 June 2025
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The United States must develop a ten-year strategic computational initiative, investing $100 billion in research and development of computing platforms at the leading edge.—
Deborah Wince-Smith,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Spearhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spearhead. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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